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Hi all,

My computer is getting a little aged, but I want to upgrade a few components to try and squeeze a few more years out of it. I've already bought a few EVO ssd's to throw in, but now I'm looking at a new GPU, because when GTA V is released for PC, I'm really keen to play it on there.

These are my current specs:
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
Intel i7-950 (mildly overclocked @ 3.20 GHz on stock cooler)
Corsair XMS3 8GB 1600Mhz (want to bump this up to 16)
Gigabyte GTX 570
Thermaltake ToughPower XT 675W

I don't really want to be spending too much on a new GPU, but what would anybody recommend that would be a decent upgrade to the 570, and would be able to play gta v comfortably?

Thanks heaps in advance.
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Be Wary that Vram can come in handy in Higher settings and more resolution .

Also Playing a game is different than actually having a good experience with the game , I suspect GTA V like most other open world games will be a CPU intensive game that requires a good cpu and a handful amount of RAM , the 570 should handle the game at medium settings 1080p no problems .

VRAM is a whole different story and taking it into consideration requires its own unique situations
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also, finding a low budget upgrade that will show noticable better performance will eb a hard thing. when you say budget I think about the 750 and 750 ti (or r9 265). but well, lets say the gtx 570 still is quite a good card. so if you want noticable difference, you should go for a gtx 770 or r9 280(x)
 
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Yeah, I've been really happy with the CPU despite its age, it goes well! I would say not too much more than AU $400. Preferably less though.
 
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Really? Maybe I need to upgrade my drivers or something but whenever I play Gta 4 on it, it freezes and is unplayable!
 
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Thanks heaps for the advice :) Would I still be able to play gta v on my current card? the only thing that worries me is only 1.25gb of ram...
 
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Vram is a whole different story , its all about bandwidth and how many pixels your graphics card can handle and show at a time , just like a regular ram but in a virtual , graphic bound scenario . Basically its needed for higher resolution and you won't really tell much difference.
 
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Be Wary that Vram can come in handy in Higher settings and more resolution .

Also Playing a game is different than actually having a good experience with the game , I suspect GTA V like most other open world games will be a CPU intensive game that requires a good cpu and a handful amount of RAM , the 570 should handle the game at medium settings 1080p no problems .

VRAM is a whole different story and taking it into consideration requires its own unique situations
 
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Well my monitor is 1920x1080 so I'm not running anything too extensive, this is great! It sounds like my 570 will live on for a few years yet, I might instead spend some money on a closed-loop water cooler for the old i7 to overclock :)
 
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Thanks so much for your help, I think I will keep my 570 after all!
 
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